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305 Oil from the Seeds of the SaN-FLowKR. 



Upon examining feme of the oil which was fent by Dr, 

 Otto^ it was found thin, clear, and agreeable to the tafte. 

 And the committee are of opinion, that this oil will fup- 

 ply the place of olive oil tor the above, and many other 

 purpofes, and may therefore be looked upon as a valuable 

 difcovcry to America. 



Dr. Bond^ at the fame time, produced a fample of oil, 

 made from the cotton feeds, and fent by the fame gentle- 

 man, of v^hich he gives this account: This Is the ol. bom- 

 bac. or oil of cotton feed, made in the fame manner as 

 the above, one bufhel and a half of which yield nine 

 pints of oil, and I have been informed it is fuccefsfully 

 ufed in the Weft-Indies for the cholic, 



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An Ejfay on the exprejing of OIL', from SUN-FLOWE 



SEED, 6x' By Dr. J. MORGAN. 



HE grinding of the fun-flower feeds, and exprefhag 

 of oil from the fame, is a manufacture, which, as 

 far as can be yet learned was firft begun among the Mora- 

 vian brethren at Bethlehem, and reflects honor upon them, 

 whilftit affords the public a new fubflance, very benefici- 

 al in a variety of purpofes, but more efpecially, as it may 



ferve for a fallad oil, and for other ufes of diet and medi- 

 cine, in the place of olive ofl. 



From experiments already made at Bethlehem, it is 

 found that a buihel of the fun-flower feed will yield, on 

 exprcffion, near a gallon of mild oil. The gentlemen, 

 who is appointed by the community there to fuperintend 

 their mills, defigns, as we are informed, to purfue a fur- 

 ther courfe of experiments on this fubjc£t, the refult of 

 which, we hope, will be communicated to this fociety. 



Our correfpondent at Lancafter informs the fociety, 

 that fome perfons in the neighbourhood of that place, have 

 alfo exprelTed a quantity of oil from the feeds qf the fun- 

 flower. His account is as follows. 



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